1200 calories per day and foods that keep you feeling full

Green Giant makes a great cauliflower & cheese sauce frozen dish that I often use as my lunch. A large portion is 1.5 cups and 150 calories. The cheese sauce is what makes it seem indulgent. I typically eat a late afternoon snack as well, but this is a dish that keeps me full for several hours.

i love my grilled cheese sandwiches! natures own wheat bread 40 (40 cals per slice) 1 slice American cheese (70 cals) and I cant believe its not butter SPRAY (0 cals)

150 calories total!

great for a snack, or make 2 with a small bowl of low cal tomatoe soup for a meal!

You can check out mine. I'm at 1440, but there's a lot of days I'm just at 1200. Even though I'd say 50-60% of the time I eat 1200 or less calories a day, overall I've chosen not to ever set my goal that low. 1400 works better for me because I get the added flexibility and don't push myself to eat the 1400 if I don't want to.

Egg scrambles are great as well as peanut butter! Eating slower and taking time to prepare/appreciate/take in the food you're eating are also tricks people use to feel satisfied after a meal. I also do things like eating lunch meat plain (buying good thick-cut stuff from the deli is best for this) because the bread doesn't really do much for me and it makes me want mayo. I don't add rice to meals that would usually call for being served over rice and instead sub veggies. Anything you can do to cut out "filler" foods helps me a lot.

it took me a few weeks BUT--I have gotten there with a few tricks. Walmart has these GREAT wraps in their deli dept. Josephs flax and oat bran wraps. an entire sheet is 100 cals only and half is MORE than enough to use for a sammie. I also cut them into bite size pieces spray with olive oil and some celery salt and toast them on both sides in the oven. F+GREAT snack for the munchies and a movie treat. I also consume ALOT of sugar free jello with some whipped crème--only use the crème in the can NOT COOL WHIP--too much fat. Progresso lite soups are a fav also. And cauliflower--there are sooooo many wonderful recipes for it and it is also very tasty as rice, mash like potatoes, etc....

I'm learning to recognize my hunger cues and satiated feelings. My goal to lose is 1200 per day but I always shoot to go under and usually do. I have been following a plant-based diet (beans and greens!!) for weeks now and I feel full/not hungry all day long. Very different than I used to feel when I was eating whole foods but lots of dairy and meats.

I have learned a lot about how my emotions and mental habits effect my eating choices. When I decided to skip snacking and increase my water, my feeling of hunger and full changed as well.

All of these changes have finally gotten my weight loss to happen after several years of struggling to make the scale budge.

I'm actually trying to eat more calories than 1200, but I've been eating higher protein and fat, with less than 70g of carbs per day. I was surprised to find that I rarely hit the 1900 calories I'm allowed because the high protein foods really keep you full.

I snack on tuna a lot. A can is about 160 calories, depending on brand (go for packed in water).

I grill a chicken breast with rosemary, cut it into strips-- tasty finger food for snacks. Depending on the size, about 160 calories.

Eggs are only 70 calories each, and full of healthy things. I eat them every day for breakfast, and am rarely hungry before lunchtime.

I think if you look for foods that are high in healthy fats/proteins, you'll be surprised at how full you can feel despite a lower calorie intake. I used to eat a bagel every morning, which has 300+ calories, and I'd be hungry in a few hours. With scrambled eggs and some berries, sometimes bacon, my breakfast is still only about 300-350 calories, but I'm not hungry until lunch. Sometimes it's not so much the calories in the food, but the food itself that makes the difference.

Not everyone is the same, but I've found this works for me. Hope it helps!

OMG! im on the 1200 calorie diet a day, too...talk about rough! Drink more water when you initially feel hungry again, just to make sure youre not thirsty, snacks on hand that are full of protein and fiber will help out a lot- i know it sounds obvious, but for me, even snacks like carrots and hummus or a small chia seed shake or something can help to curb cravings...even a bite of super rich, dark chocolate might help by satisfying sweet cravings. good luck!1200 cals is not easy, but WE got this!

I am in 1200 as well. I found it very hard to do at first. It takes time. If you feel hungry drink water, I do that to drown the hunger. If no matter what, you are still hungry. Take one bite out of a snack (like a few grapes, broccoli, or a bite out of a protein snack it will not hurt you. just something. Then as days go, your body will get used to it. Don't refuse it if you are actually hungry or else you will feel miserable and fall back.) Just takes a little self discipline

I stick to a 1200 cal a day and am almost never hungry. I eat a lot of hummus and black bean hummus with salsa on top- very filling for lunch if you put it on a thomas's bagel thin or quaker white cheddar rice cake- only about 200 cal and is yummy!